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      National Taiwan University

      唐詩新思路 (Tang Poetry)

      Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, Liberal Arts, Art History, Creativity, Psychology, Writing, Interpersonal Communications

      4.9
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Smarter Content and Communications with Microsoft Copilot

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Content Performance Analysis, Marketing and Public Relations, Customer Insights, Content Development and Management, Proofreading, Public Relations, Integrated Marketing Communications, Customer Analysis, Content Creation, Marketing Communications, Persona Development, Writing and Editing, Content Management, Web Content, Storytelling, Content Strategy, Generative AI, Marketing Strategies

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      122 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Northwestern University

      Fundamentals of Digital Image and Video Processing

      Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Digital Communications, Computer Vision, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Medical Imaging, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Spatial Analysis, Matlab, Mathematical Modeling, Color Theory, Applied Mathematics

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-003: Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Siemens

      Basics of Robotics

      Skills you'll gain: Safety Standards, Automation Engineering, Machine Controls, Mechanical Design, Product Automation, Manufacturing Standards, Automation, Equipment Design, Robotic Process Automation, Control Systems, Engineering, Manufacturing and Production, Industrial Engineering, Performance Testing, Safety and Security, Human Machine Interfaces, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Human Factors

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Mainframe Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Development Life Cycle, z/OS, Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Systems Development, Debugging, Pseudocode, Software Development Methodologies, Virtualization, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Programming Principles, Relational Databases, Software Testing, Technical Support

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Web Development for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Image Quality, Web Applications, Design Elements And Principles, Animations, User Interface (UI) Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3.7K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Foundations of No-Code AI for Real-World Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, No-Code Development, Data Cleansing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, Business Solutions, Machine Learning, Business Metrics, Data Storytelling, Usability, User Experience Design, Application Design, Generative AI, Business Analytics, Application Deployment, Scalability, Data Validation, Dashboard, Compliance Management, Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      A+ Core 2 V15 - Pearson Cert Prep: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: Malware Protection, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Mobile Security, Computer Security Awareness Training, Wireless Networks, Authentications, Human Factors (Security), Threat Detection, Encryption, User Accounts

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Davis

      Major and Principal Gifts

      Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Fundraising, Prospecting and Qualification, Business Writing, Stakeholder Management, Negotiation, Compliance Reporting, Relationship Building, Communication Strategies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Modernizing Data Lakes and Data Warehouses with Google Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Data Lakes, Data Warehousing, Cloud Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Data Processing, SQL, Scalability

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Language Arts Confidence with Storybird

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Writing, Literacy, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular technical writing courses

    • 唐詩新思路 (Tang Poetry): National Taiwan University
    • Smarter Content and Communications with Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft
    • Fundamentals of Digital Image and Video Processing: Northwestern University
    • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-003: Unit 5: Pearson
    • Basics of Robotics: Siemens
    • IBM Mainframe Developer: IBM
    • Web Development for Beginners: University of California, Davis
    • Foundations of No-Code AI for Real-World Applications: LearnQuest
    • A+ Core 2 V15 - Pearson Cert Prep: Unit 2: Pearson
    • Major and Principal Gifts: University of California, Davis

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